Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Philadelphia Union

Thu 22 Jul 2021 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mauricio Pereira 45' Y

Y 56' Sergio Santos

Benji Michel 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Orlando City SC 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Orlando City SC 17 games · Avg 3.4 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union 2020-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-07-07 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Orlando City SC 2019-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union 2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
03 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
26 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–1	W
22 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	5–0	W

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
17 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
04 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L
27 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–3	D
23 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Orlando City SC		Philadelphia Union
#7	Position	#6
34	Points	39
27	Played	27
10 / 4 / 13	W / D / L	11 / 6 / 10
48	Scored	54
64	Conceded	44
-16	GD	+10
1.26	PPG	1.44
37%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

8/8

31-45

1/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

7/4

76+

9/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

6/4

46-60

9/1

61-75

14/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	13 G	1 A
Antoine Griezmann	8 G	4 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	16 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	8 G	1 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Exploria Stadium as Orlando City SC face off against Philadelphia Union in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Benji Michel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Matt Freese suffering a number of foals already.
20' The 39-year-old Alejandro Bedoya has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Sergio Santos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Robin Jansson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 12 appearances.
40' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Mauricio Pereira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar Pareja might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a Yellow card on 56.
59' Andres Perea has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kacper Przybylko makes no mistake. 2-1!
69' Philadelphia Union make a change. Daniel Gazdag trudges off to be replaced by Leon Flach on 69 minutes.
73' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Chris Mueller is replaced by Silvester van der Water on 73 minute.
78' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 78.
78' Tesho Akindele is replacing Benji Michel for the Orlando City SC side.
83' Nani makes way for Alexander Alvarado at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
88' Philadelphia Union ring the changes. Alejandro Bedoya has done his job and it is now time for Jack McGlynn to step up.
90' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 90 minute. Jamiro Monteiro leaves to be changed by Paxten Aaronson.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Orlando City SC players.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Nani ↓ Alexander Alvarado 83'
15
Rodrigo Schlegel
4
Joao Moutinho
1
Pedro Gallese
20
Oriol Rosell ↓ Joseph Dezart 78'
6
Robin Jansson
24
Kyle Smith
19
Benji Michel ↓ Tesho Akindele 78'
21
Andres Perea
9
Chris Mueller ↓ Silvester van der Water 73'
10
Mauricio Pereira ↓ Antonio Carlos 73'

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Jack McGlynn 88'
15
Olivier Mbaizo
6
Daniel Gazdag ↓ Leon Flach 69'
17
Sergio Santos ↓ Quinn Sullivan 69'
1
Matt Freese
8
Jose Andres Martinez
5
Jakob Glesnes
10
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Paxten Aaronson 90'
23
Kacper Przybylko

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Gazdag	4
Martin Ojeda	4
Milan Iloski	3
Kacper Przybylko	3
Dom Dwyer	3
Duncan McGuire	3
Sergio Santos	2
Mikkel Uhre	2

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-07-17 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-06-26 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2021-06-22 Orlando City SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-07-04 Nashville SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2021-06-27 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2021-06-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.13 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union 78% + Over 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC42% Draw22% Philadelphia Union36%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

64%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

58%

Orlando City SC or Philadelphia Union

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC30% Draw37% Philadelphia Union33%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.4%

0 – 2

3.7%

2 – 0

3.3%

3 – 3

3.3%

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	16%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	17%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	12%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.